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ORIOLES POST-GAME NOTES Oriole Park at Camden Yards 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Friday June 27, 2014 Game #78 Home Game #37 Baltimore Orioles (41-37) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (33-48) R H E LOB WP: Colome (1-0) TIME: 3:14 Rays 5 9 1 6 LP: GAUSMAN (3-2) ORIOLES 2 3 0 4 SV: McGee (2) RAYS HR HR# Inn Count On Base Pitcher Made score Last Home Run ORIOLES HR HR# Inn Count On Base Pitcher Made score Last Home Run Manny Machado 5 7 0-1 0 Boxberger 2-5 6/6 vs. OAK GETTING STARTED: Today’s first pitch was at 1:08 p.m.…Game-time temperature was 79 degrees. TONIGHT’S ATTENDANCE was 15,614…The 36-date season total is 1,071,395…Average attendance is 29,760. VS. TAMPA BAY: The Orioles lead the season series, 7-2, going 2-1 in Baltimore and 5-1 in St. Petersburg…In 2013, the Orioles went 6-13 against the Rays, going 3-6 in Baltimore and 3-7 in St. Petersburg…The all-time series is tied, 143-143, with the Orioles going 74-66 in Baltimore and 69- 77 at the Trop. SERIES OPENERS: The Orioles are 14-12 in series openers including a 7-6 mark at home…The Orioles snapped a streak of three straight series opener wins at home. UNDER REVIEW: In the top of the seventh inning, Ben Zobrist was ruled safe at first base by umpire Gabe Morales…Orioles manager Buck Showalter challenged the play and after a 0:43 review, the call was overturned and Zobrist was ruled out on a 3-1 putout. TURN IT: The Orioles have turned a MLB-leading 94 double plays this season including one in each of their last five games and eight of their last nine…The Rays have now bounced into 74 double plays this season, entering the game tied for second in the majors. TURN TWO: The Orioles have grounded into at least two double plays in four consecutive games, tied for the second longest streak in club history (last done May 28-June 1, 2006)…The club record is six straight games, April 13-20, 1982. BALTIMORE BASHERS: The Orioles have now slugged 36 home runs in June, entering today’s game leading the majors in the month…The Orioles are now 35-19 when hitting a homer. THAT’S HOW YOU SPELL RELIEF: In the last six games since June 21, the O’s bullpen has posted a 0.39 ERA (23.0IP, 13H, ER, 4BB, 17K). DAY BASEBALL: The Orioles are 13-15 in day games including a 4-8 mark at home…The Rays move to 13-17 during the day. SWIPER NO SWIPING: Caleb Joseph caught Kevin Kiermaier and Brandon Guyer attempting to steal second base today…According to StatsPass, it is Joseph’s 11th catcher caught stealing of the season…Baserunners are now 12-for-23 (52.2%) against Joseph this season…His two catcher caught stealings today are tied for the most in his brief career (also May 13 vs. Detroit). HOMEWARD BOUND: Kevin Gausman made his sixth career start at OPACY and is 2-2 with a 4.05 ERA (33.1IP, 15ER) as a starter and 4-3 with a 4.46 ERA (42.1IP, 21ER) overall in Baltimore. STREAK SNAPPED: Kevin Gausman snapped a career-long three-game winning streak today…He has pitched to a 2.63 ERA (24.0IP, 7ER) through his last four games…Gausman’s five runs allowed today are the most this season since surrendering five in his 2014 debut on May 14 vs. Detroit. MANNY MASHING: Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to five games, batting .421 (8-19) with a walk, double, home run, two runs scored, and a two RBI…He posted his 13th multi-hit game of the season. FIRST IS THE BEST: Nick Markakis is batting .395 (30-76) with seven runs, three doubles, and an RBI in the first inning this season…30 of his 97 hits this year have come in the opening frame…Markakis is a career .312 (209-670) hitter in 160 games in the leadoff spot. HALFWAY THERE: The Rays reached the halfway point of their season after today’s first game…The Rays reached the midway point of the season with 300 runs for the second time in franchise history, tying the all-time franchise low set by the 1998 club…The 58 home runs by the team are the second-fewest in franchise history through 81 games (55 in 2003)…Their 33-48 record is the worst mark since 2007 (also 33-48). COMING UP EMPTY: The Rays’ pitching staff has now struck out 252 batters in the month of June…It is the second-most strikeouts in June all-time, trailing only the 1964 Cleveland Indians (253). LOSING CONTROL: For the fifth time this season, the Rays’ pitching staff has uncorked multiple wild pitches in the same game…Alex Colome’s two wild pitches are a single-game high in his brief major league career. TRIPLE DOUBLE: Brandon Guyer’s three doubles today set a new career-high…His previous career-high of two was set on May 24 vs. Boston (4-7, 2- 2B, 2R, 2RBI)…He becomes the 12th different Ray to double three or more times in a game, the last being David DeJesus on May 9, 2014 vs. Cleveland…The club record for doubles in a single game is four set by Tomas Perez on July 29, 2006 vs. New York Yankees. LONEY-LY: James Loney snapped a six-game hitting streak today…He batted .440 (11-25) during the six-game stretch…He had posted multi-hit games in four straight games, one shy of his career-high (five) set April 11-16, 2010. RAYS PITCHING IP H R ER BB K HR WP HB PIT/STR 1st Batter Inherited/Scored Alex Colome (W) 5.2 2 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 104/63 N/A N/A Brad Boxberger 1.1 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 24/19 1/1 1/0 Grant Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/8 1/1 N/A Jake McGee (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13/9 1/1 N/A Totals 9.0 3 2 2 4 9 1 2 0 - - - ORIOLES PITCHING IP H R ER BB K HR WP HB PIT/STR 1st Batter Inherited/Scored Kevin Gausman (L) 5.0 7 5 5 4 1 0 1 1 95/50 N/A N/A Evan Meek 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24/19 0/1 1/1 Brad Brach 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 28/20 1/1 N/A Totals 9.0 9 5 5 4 7 0 1 1 - - - .